Hot-water bottle



Patented sept. 27, 1927.

EWALD E. STURK, OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

Hor-WATER BOTTLE.

Application filed July 1D, 1925. Serial No. 42,805.

This invention appertains to hangers for rubber containers, such as hot Awater bottles, douche bags and the like. I

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel hanger for rubber containers which can be connected with the containers after the moldingthereof and which will effectively prevent the tearing thereof irrespective of the length of use of the container.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel 'hanger for rubber containers embodying a single strip of metal bent back upon itself to provide a pair of gripping jaws forreceiving therebetween an enlargement of. any desired configuration molded directly upon the container, the jaws being shaped to receive the enlargement and held in firm contact therewith, whereby the displacement of the lhanger from the container is precluded.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel means of forming the hanger for gripping the water bottle and for associating therewith a pivoted eye or loop, whereby the container can readily be hung vupon a support, such as a hook or the like.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a hanger for rubber containers such as hot water bottles, douche bags and the like, of the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market and incorporated with a rubber container at a small cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hot water bottle showing the novel hangers associated therewith, the neck pf the bottle being shown broken away and partly in section,

* Figure 2 is a detail vertical sect-ion taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 illustrating the construction of the hanger and the means for associating the same with a container,

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the upper end of a container illustrating one form of the enlargement which can be formed 5 thereon for receiving the hanger, and

Figure t is a detail fragmentary perspective view illustrating the neck of a rubber container and showing another form of the Referringto the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts'throughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates a rubber containerv of the hot water bottle type and B and C-the novel hangers or supports therefor. y

The hot-water bottle A embodies the usual body 10.with the neck 11 at one end and the reduced tab 12 at the opposite end.

In accordance with this invention the neck 11, at one side thereof is provided with an extension or tab 13. The tabs 12 and 13 are formed relatively wide and each have molded thereon an enlargement 14 which may be of any desired configuration without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. As shown inFigures 1 and 5, t-he tabs 12 and 13 are provided with elongated substantially cylindrical shaped enlargements 14 which form a gripping bead or rib, as can be readily seen by referring to the said views. As shown in Figure 4, the enlargement or bead, can be undulated or of a serpentine shape, as indicated by the reference character 15. The enlargements extend entirely across the tabs and can be formed in the body of the tabs if preferred.

The hangers B and C are constructed identically the same and therefore only one will be described in detail. Each hanger is formed from a single strip of metal of a non-corrodible type, such as aluminum or the like. The strip 16 is bent back upon itself at a point intermediate its ends, as at 17 to form a pair of spaced parallel body portions 18. The body portions 18 gradually increase in width toward their inner ends and terminate in gripping jaws 19 which are shaped to conform to the configuration ofthe enlargement formed on the container. As shown in Figure 3 the jaws 19 are bowed transversely as at 2O to receive the cylindrical enlargement or rib. The jaws are clamped in firm engagement with the rib by any suitable means, and as shown, the rivets 21 are passed through the body portions 18. A suitable eye or loop 22 is carried by the upper end of the strip of metal at the point of molding thereof and the strip is preferably formed to provide a hinge barrel 23 for receiving the said loop or eye to permit the swinging thereof. YThe loop or eye 22 is provided for permitting the hanging up of the said container and if pres ferred the body portions 18' can bel provided vvith alined openings 24 to permit the same to be hung up by the strip of metal.

Changes in details 'may be made Without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but

lVhat l claim as new is:

l. The combination with a rubber container having a. tab at one end provided with an enlargement, of aV hanger therefor formed of a single. strip of sheet metal bent ata point intermediate its ends back upon `itself to provide a pair of companion body portions, the body portions being gradually increased vin width toward their inner ends, a pair of companion .gripping jaws formed on the inner ends of :the body portions for receiving the enlargement, rivets ypassing through the body portions for holding said body vportions in Contact with each other and the jaws vin .gripping engagement with the enlargement, and a swinging loop carried by vthe outer end of the hanger.

2. The combination with l'the rubber container having a tab at one end provided with a rib vextending entirely across the same, of a hanger for the container constructed of a single vstrip of `sheet metal folded back upon itself at a point intermediate its ends including a pair -of companion Abody portions and a pair of grip- :ping :jaws shaped to conform to the configuration of the bead, the jaws extending entirely across the body portions, means connecting the body portions Vin contact -with one another, 'a barrel formed on the outer Vend :of Jthe hanger, and a loop rockably mounted within said barrel. v 3. The combination with a container hav- Aing a tab provided with a cylindrical vrib extending entirely across the same, of a Vhanger for the lcontainer lconstructed from a single sheet of .non-corrodible metal folded back upon litself to provide a. 'pair of comi EWALD E. ySTURK. 

